Producing local alfalfa hay is an opportunity for growers in southeast ... historical data indicate that a field with a good first-year production can yield more in the third year than a field ...

Alfalfa does best on soils with fine to medium textures ... Flower is commonly purple but may vary among shades of white, yellow and purple. Deep taproot. Hay, silage and pasture. High in protein, ...

Alfalfa weevil Minimum of 30 stems per field collected in a W-pattern, place stems top first in bucket, measure stem height and count the number of larvae per stem Pea aphid Collect a minimum of 30 ...

And it does this quite well, especially for legumes like alfalfa.” Grass hay, though, is a bit more difficult. Grass has more fiber than alfalfa, which lowers its RFV. But, that fiber often is ...

“The grand theory is if we can find less thirsty hay crops ... fields, leaving farmers without any yield. Early results indicate the alternatives use less water than alfalfa, but the trial ...

NEWTON, Utah — A new study suggests some deep cuts need to be made in alfalfa and hay production in Utah to help bring the Great Salt Lake back to a sustainable level. The study, published ...